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What to expect for your first visit for Skin Testing

• Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment.

• Wear comfortable non-restrictive clothing. Shorts sleeve or sleeveless shirts are best.

• Bring your New Patient packet of information given to you on the day of your evaluation with Dr. Connor.

• Bring an with you the day of testing (ex: Zyrtec, Claritin, Allegra) for use after testing if needed.

• Bring your asthma inhaler with you if you have asthma.

• Patients under the age of 18 will need to be accompanied by an adult.

• Allow at least one hour for skin prick testing. If additional testing is needed or if you see the physician, this will lengthen your visit possibly by another hour.

• Avoid any strenuous activity 2 hours before and for 2 hours after testing.

• Please visit our Tallahassee ENT YouTube webpage to watch a video on our Allergy program

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Contra-Indicated

Medicines that affect allergy skin testing: Do not take these medications 7 days (or as listed below), prior to your appointment: *This is not an all-inclusive list, review all the ingredients on the package or ask your doctor or pharmacist.*

Antihistamines - First Generation Generic Name Brand Names Optimine Bromphenarimine BroveX, Dimetane, Lodrane Maleate Histex Pd, Palgic and Pediatex Chlorpheniramine AHIST, Aller-Chlor, C.P.M, Chlo-Amine, Chlor-Allergy, Chlor-Mal, ChlorTrimeton, Chlorphen, Effidac-24, Histex, Ridraman (10 days) Allerhist-1, Contact 12hr Allergy, Tavist-1 (11 days) Periactin Polaramine Actifed Sinus Day, Aler-Tab, Allergy, AllergySinus, Allermax, Aler-Dryl, Altaryl, Banophren, Benadryl, Calm-Aid, Children's Allergy, Compoz Nighttime, Diphedryl, Diphen-Allergy, Diphenhist, Dormin Sleep Aide, Dytan, Dytuss, Genahist, Hydramine, Ibuprofen PM, Nu-Med, Nytol, PediaCare Children's Allergy, Q-Dryl, Quenalin, Scot-Tussin Allergy, Siladryl, Silphen, Simply Allergy, Simply Sleep, Sleep-ettes, Sleep Formula, Sleepinal, Sominex, Tavist, Theraflu, Triaminic, Twilite, Tylenol PM, Unisom Sleep Gels, Valu-Dryl Dramamine (8 days) Atarax, Rezine, Vistaril Zatiden HCl Antivert, Bonine Tacaryl Nolahist , Phenergan, Promethazine, Prorex 25 & 50, Thorazine Pryilamine Nisaval Trimaparazine Tremaril PBZ & PBZ-SR Myidyl, Zymine - Second Generation Hismanal Zyrtec Desloratidine Clarinex Allegra (9 days) Alavert, Claritin Antihistamines - Second Generation - continued dihyrochloride Xyzal Metquitazine Primalan, Quintadrill Mizollen, Mistamine Seldane Antihistamine Nose Sprays - 2 days Astelin, Astepro, Patanase, Dymista Antihistamine Eye Drops (Ophthalmic) - 2 days Azelastine Optivar Patanase, Pataday and Patanol Opthalmic eye drops Other Theophylline Theo-Dur, Respbid, Slo-Bid, Theo-24, Theolair, Uniphyl, Slo-Phyllin Vitamins A,C,D and E In doses >1000u (2 days) Zantac

*Do not stop taking your Asthma medications!* For questions: Please call 850-877-0101 Y004-3 July 2020

*You must have approval to stop taking any Betablocker from the doctor that prescribed it. That doctor may want to prescribe a replacement medication for you to take for the 5 days before your testing* *This list is not all inclusive. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if your medication contains a betablocker* Beta Blocking Agents – Betablockers (5 days) Anaphylaxis may be more difficult to treat -(B1 selective) Sectral Capsules -(B1 selective) Tenoretic 50 & 100, Tenormin - (B1 selective) Betoptic & S ( Opthalmic / eye drops ), Kerlone -(B1 selective) Zebeta, Ziac Carteolol (NS) Cartrol Filmtab Tabs, Ocupress (Opthalmic / eye drops) (NS) Coreg HCL (NS) Brevibloc Injection (NS) Normodyne, Trandate AK-Beta, Betagan Liquifilm(Opthalmic / eye drops) Betaxon OptiPranolol (Opthalmic / eye drops) -(B1 selective) Lopressor + Lopressor HCT, Toprol-XL (NS) Corgard, Corzide, Nadolol Tabs (NS) Levatol (NS) Visken Pindolol (NS) Inderal, Inderide - (B1 selective) Betapace, Sorine + Timolol Maleate (NS) Betimol, Blocarden, Ocumeter, Timolide tabs, Cosopt, Occudose, Timoptic, XE, (Opthal / eye drops) (14 days) You must OK stopping these with the doctor who prescribed them. Elavil, Endep, Etrafon, Limbitrol, Vanatrip Amoxampine Asendin Anaframil Norpramin Adapin, Sinequan (8 days), Zonalon (+topical) (14 days) Tofranil Aventyl HCL, Pamelor Vivactil Surmontil (7days) Atypical Antidepressants/Sedatives (5 days) Clonazepam Klonopin Wellbutrin Diazepam Valium Eszopiclone Lunesta Ativan (7 days) Remeron Midazolam Versed (7 days) Seroquel Oleptro Zolpidem Ambien Herbal Supplements: Do not take 7 days before allergy testing: Decrease test results: Licorice, Green Tea, Saw Palmetto, St. John’s Wort, Feverfew Increase test results: Milk Thistle, Astragalus Medicines you CAN take before allergy testing: Nasal sprays Afrin Mometasone Beclamethasone Nasacort Rinocort Beconase Nasalcrom QNasal Budesonide Nasaril Trimacinalone Flonase Nasonex Veramyst Flunisolide Neosynephrine Eye drops Acular Alamast Alocril Alomide Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) Dexlansoprazole Omeprazole Kapidex Prilosec, Zegerid Esomeprazole Pantoprazole Nexium Protonix Rabeprazole Prevacid Aciphex Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) Duloxetine Citalopram Celexa Desvenlafaxine Lexapro Milnacipran Ixen,Savella Prozac Venlafaxine + Fluoxetine Symbyax Paxil Sertraline Zoloft Other Antibiotics Singulair Guaifenesin / Mucinex / Sudafed

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